Workshops
I use the tools of Creative Arts Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy, and Theater of the Oppressed (T.O.)
to engage, explore, and connect people around complex issues.
The elements of play and creative flow can help us loosen up our defenses to more easily embrace vulnerability and new ideas.
T.O. and Creative Arts Therapies also offer a variety of structures for group exploration, which helps to guide and hold the group container.
Some workshops I’ve led in the past are listed below, and I’m available to design a workshop catered to your group’s specific needs.
Reach out if this is something you are interested in!
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The Intersection of Race, Sexuality, and Gender in the Therapeutic Relationship within Dance/Movement Therapy, February 2019 - Workshop through PA chapter of American Dance Therapy Association, at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. With Dr. Angela Grayson, LPC, LPCMH, NCC, BC-DMT
Theater of the Oppressed: Investigating Dynamics of Privilege/Oppression Using the Body as a Tool for Discovery, April 2016 - Guest Lecture in Drexel University’s Dance/Movement Therapy Program, Multicultural Perspectives in Therapy II, Philadelphia, PA.
Seeing the Mask: Work Self / Home Self, May 2014 - Community workshop discussing movement-based self-care practices for work/home balance. At Studio 34 in Philadelphia, PA, co-facilitated with Ames Capomacchio, LPC, R-DMT
Therapeutic Movement Activities: Interventions for Children on the Autism Spectrum, February 2014 - Presentation about Dance/Movement Therapy with children with autism at The Center for Autism. Philadelphia, PA, with Rachel Greene, LPC, BC-DMT
Playfully embodying privilege and oppression: Relating Theater of the Oppressed (T.O.) and dance/movement therapy, October 2013 - Interactive workshop at American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Brooklyn, NY, co-facilitated with Ames Capomacchio, LPC, R-DMT
Theater of the Oppressed for Mental Health Professionals, September 2013 - Community workshop using theater/movement techniques to examine issues that arise for mental health professionals. Studio 34 in Philadelphia, PA, with Ames Capomacchio, LPC, R-DMT